Dates: August 15-17, 2025
Times: 9:00am-5:30pm ET
Location: Bloomington, IN
Instructor: Heather Maritano
Contact Hours: 20 CEUs/ 3 days
Description
This 3 day workshop provides an introduction to sandtray therapy theory and practice with children and adults.
A portion of the first day is learning how to set up and maintain spaces for this work, and adapt it for one’s personal working environment and population. Participants will evaluate various spaces based on their nervous system reactions and practical considerations.
There will be clinical demonstrations of work with children and adults, with many experiential activities to secure personal learning. We will explore various elements of the sandtray process in the context of clinical practice, paying particular attention to the self of the therapist, clinical conceptualization, and the clinical relationship.
This training interweaves didactic material, group discussion, demonstrations, and experiential exercises to explore sand, symbol and self. Participants will have ample opportunity to practice and refine basic skills and explore questions in a small-group setting. Even seasoned sandtray clinicians have found that this foundation level provides new insights for their work.
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Objectives
- Identify the history and theoretical background for sandtray therapy;
- Describe differences between sandplay and sandtray play therapy;
- Identify how to create and maintain a sandtray play therapy clinical space;
- Identify differences in sandtray play therapy with children and adults;
- Utilize sand and symbols to explore depth and meaning in sandtray play therapy;
- Demonstrate beginning skills for facilitating sandtray play therapy in clinical practice;
- Discuss the significance of presence in sandtray play therapy;
- Discuss the challenges of not knowing and the risks of questions & the need to know in sandtray play therapy;
- Articulate how trauma is stored and processed through image and sensory means;
- Discuss ethical practices, competencies, & risks in sandtray play therapy
Course Details & Materials Checklist – available Aug 1
All sections must be marked as complete to receive certificate.
Offering equity pricing for services is one way to put values into tangible action.
It is an acknowledgement that people come from a variety of economic backgrounds and do not have equal access to goods and services. A tiered pricing system attempts to provide increased access for persons who might not otherwise be able to afford an opportunity. It also allows those with abundant resources to pay it forward by donating to the scholarship fund to ensure this structure remains viable.
As a child I grew up in poverty, which carried with it limited access to many things including at times adequate food, housing, and transportation. There was a lot of shame associated with our financial status. As an adult I have access to all I need and most of what I want. There is a lot of shame associated with my financial status.
I value what I offer and wish to share my resources as generously as possible, to reduce barriers and shame associated with finances at any end of the continuum.
Guidelines
Where do you fall in tiered pricing?
Abundance to Share
This tier is for those who have ample income to share. You belong here if:
You want to “Pay It Forward” by paying above cost.
The extra portion goes toward the scholarship fund and helps ensure we can maintain a high level of generosity in pricing.
Choosing this higher rates increases opportunities for services to those less financially fortunate.
Actual Price
This tier is the price that everyone would pay without equity system. Most people will belong here if:
You don’t worry about being able to meet your basic* needs.
You have expendable** income and can get most of what you want.
You can cover your expenses, including unexpected ones.
You have regular access to health care.
You can afford vacations, take time off, and holidays.
Discount Price
This tier acknowledges that paying the full cost might prevent you from participation. You belong here if:
You experience stress in meeting your basic* needs but are still able to achieve them.
You have to budget carefully for use of any expendable** income.
You are adjusting to a life shift that impacts your finances (school, divorce, illness, etc).
You are in school or work in a low pay- high stress job.
You have access to health care, though sometimes go without.
You can take a some vacations or time off without financial burden.
Budget Price
This tier acknowledges that paying the full will prevent you from participation. You probably belong here if:
You struggle to meet your basic* needs. You live paycheck to paycheck.
You have no or very limited expendable* income; you cannot attend or purchase things you want.
You are a student or work in community service which is high stress and lo
You qualify for government assistance including food stamps & health care.
You cannot always afford health care and then go without.
You cannot afford a vacation or have the ability to take time off without excessive financial burden.
* Basic Needs include food, housing, health care, and transportation.
** Expendable Income might mean you are able eat out, go for coffee, get your nails/ hair done, go to the movies or a concert, buy new clothes, books, and similar items each month, etc. You can take time off and away.
Inner Resources Training Institute is an approved provider for the following organizations:
Indiana Professional Licensing Board has approved this organization to provide category 1 continuing education hours for LSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and LMHCs. Provider # 98000765A
NBCC, ACEP No. 7363
Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider #07-200
Registered Sand Therapist Trainer RST-C/T
World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals
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Programs that do not qualify for NBCC and/or APT, or any CE hours are clearly identified. To ensure that the credit hours you receive are applicable for your purposes, please contact the agencies for which you are seeking credit directly. You must attend the entire session to receive credit, no partial credit will be issued.
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